What Is the General Term for Disorders in Which, Under

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the general term for disorders in which, under stress, a person can lose the integration of consciousness, identity, and memory of important personal events?

• A) dissociative disorder
• B) somatoform disorder
• C) conversion disorder
• D) affective disorder

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the probability of a behavior is changed by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is made in response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus but not identical.

Classically Conditioned

The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit a similar response.

Rectangle

A quadrilateral with four right angles and opposite sides that are parallel and of equal length.